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millers and dealers, the transactions were confined to
a few purciases of wheat end floutrfor present con-
sumption, at Tuesday's prices. There was, likewise,
very little doing in any other article of the corn trade,
and no change observable iliktOe quotations of Tuesday.
EXETER: CATTLE MARKEVAN. 30.—The supply of
fat cattle was abundant this :orning, and we have to
report a slight reduction in *ice from last week. Fat
bullocks sold at from 7s 64 to 8s per score. We heard
of no instance of 83 3d per score haring been given.
COws and calves sold at from 9l 9s to 131. Barrentrs as
last WOOD. Sheep were plentiful, at about last week's
pric s. Ewes fetched from 41e1 to 4*cl per lb; wethers,
sd; small ditto, 541. Pork Carcases—The supply was
abundant, and prices ranged•from 6s 3d to 6s 9d per
score. Pannier—Turkeys, 5s so 93; geese, 4s 6d to 8s
6d each; ducks, 3s 9d to 4s 94; fowls, 2s 9d to 4s per
couple ; pheasants, 7s; partrides, 3s ; Woodcocks, 53 ;.
snipes, is 6,1 per brace; wild duck, 4s 64 to ss; wid-
geon, 3s; teal, 2s; pigeons, is 8d per couple; roasters,
4s 6cl to 5s 6d; hares, 2s; rabbits, 104 to Is each; but-
ter 134 per lb; egg's, 14 to 16 for ls. Corn Exchange—
For wheat the market is firm, at 63 64 per bushel; bar-
lsy, from 3s 24 to 3s 6d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 64 per bushel.
Flour about the same as last week. For wool 81 per lb
is asked.
BANGOR, JAN. 30.—The recent improvement in the
English market had its influence hero, the farmers hold-
ing for more money. ,Whea4: best home growth, 390
to 41s; barley, 29s to 325; oats,,-'lBs to 20s; oatmeal,-37,,
per 2101bs.
DENBIGH, JAN. 28.--70ur market this dpi. was well
attended. Wheat, 14s to 14s 6d. At 14s Much is said,
to have changed hands.' Barley from 93 6a to 103 3d
per 1471bs ; oats, 5s 6d to 6s per 105Ibs, Butter was
small tabs 9}d ; tag° fresh 88;per lb.
W/tExtrAN,. JAN. 29.—Wheat, 68 M to 6,6 d, very
caetnotuyr
plaosttteqduiontations; old in large
••
tubs lid ;. ditto re-
prime samples 6s 8d •to 6s 9-d i- barley, 4s 6d to 4s Bd,
little offered ; oats, 2s 6d t 0 2s 84, PrilaP, 2s 94 per
ro.soxis.; Vegetables—swedes, 9046- ISCAtri 0001'
WO* nA
mon turutps,ls„to 9s per- tea ; po to
per
ounces,
RI, 6d
18 0° to- s 8d per couple.
Butter,
RIM, JAN. 2L—Wheat, from 14s to 14s 9d ; barley,
rie a
blu3rdef
go 64 to 95 gd ; beans, 11 to 118 6d ; peas, 9s 9d
too 194041 bs .
of
hobbet.
White wheat, 16s Od to 17s, red
%THERM, Jew. 29.--
to lOs ; oats, 5s 3d to 6s 3d ; potatoes, -s to 6s 3d per
ditto 15s Od to 15s 6d per load ; barley 32s Od to 33s Od per qr.;
beans 12s per load ; oats 9id to 10d per stone.
RIPON, JAN. 29.—White wheat 5s 3d to 5s 9d, red ditto 5s
•to 586,1 ; beans 4s Od to 4s 6d per bushel ; barley 29s to 33s ;
oats 18s Od to 22s per qr.
KNARESBOROUGH, JAN. 28.—Wheat 5s 6d to 6s Od; beans
3s 9d to 4s 3d per bushel; barley 30s to 325; oats, 17s to 20s
per qr.
INVERNESS, JAN. 27.--Wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b
.
per bushel, 375 0d to 388 Od; ditto,
.old, weighing 621 b per
bushel, 00s Od to 00s Od; barley, per quarter, weighing
541 b per bushel, 22s 6d to 205 4d ; oats, per quarter, weighing
421 h per bushel, 20s Od to 00s Od. Oatmeal, per imperial
Od
to Os Od ; bran, per
;
boll, 16s 8d to Os Od; ditto second, 15s 6d to 00s Od; barley-
meal, Ils 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 00s
stone, Os 7d to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 32s Od to 33s Od
second ditto, 26s Od to 27s Od ; oatmeal, best, per stone of 141 b
6d; pork, 3d to 4d;
barley-
meal, is Id to Os Od; peasemeal' •
imperial,
pair, 12d to 16d ; ducks,
is 84 to OsOd ; ditto sedcolotnd,tos
,odl2ssto4o4dosteao•olodisutfleroure.
2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit ; second
dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4d' to Od; beef, per pound, 4cl
to 6d; veal, 4d to sd; mutton, 4d to
94 to 10d ; butter, fresh,
fowls, each, 12d to 1541; chickens, Per
ditto credit, sid topiel;
each, Od to Od; eggs, per dozen,
8d to Od per lb; ditto, salt, 84 to 10d; croudie (curds), 2d to
2d; four-pound loaf, cash, 5d to 6d;
coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone. 7d to

THE WOOL TRADE.--LONDON, JAN. 29.—The.
m THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURES.
--
im-
ports of wool into London last week were 654 bales, of
which 394 were from Turkey, 193 from the Cape of
Good Hope, and the rest from France, Turkey, Sze.
The market is very firm, and there is a fair business
doing, but holders are disposed to await higher prices.
FOREIGN WOOL TRADE.—LEEDS, JAN. 30.—We have
had a quiet market for wools this week. Prices remain
without change.
ENGLISH WOOL..—LEEDS JAN. 30.—There has not
been any material change this week. Sales have been
limited to the supply of the current requirements of the
manufacturers, and prices are stationary.
LIVERPOOL WOOL.—JAN. 29.--The imports d wool
the past week have been-706 bales Lima, 2,000 Alpaca,
1,200 Peruvian, 74 Constantinople, 106 Egyptian..l27
Buenos Ayres, and 53 Oporto. Privately, there is a
steady demand, without any activity. Public sales of
3,500. bales are to be held to-day.
TRADE OF LEEDS.—Last Saturday's market was a
very dull one, and in conseqaence of the dark state of
the weather during market hours on Tuesday, it was
nearly a blank day. Prices still remain firm, and the
stocks are low. We have also a dull week in the ware.
houses.
With tho exception of Thursday and yesterday,
when several of the larger buyers were down and have
housesboug h a
t pretty
doing
e tty
freely
much less of
than
seasonableu
usual at
this season.
but the forei gt,
TRADE OF LEICESTEIL-But little business is doing in
the warekouses' There is more inquiry for cotton hose
and fancy goods for the spring demand.— There are bui
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which the v%oul market more than warrants upon yarns,
will keep prices firm, Notice of an advance from 6d. to
Is. p,r bundle upon brown cotton yarns has been an•
ncunced.

BRADFORD MARRET, JAN. 29.—Wo3L.—The suppl)
is (vat to the demand of the consumers, and at present
prices there is but little disposition to add to their
no other at
chance apparent but that of 8611 time
stocks. Noils and brokes are without change. TARNS
—Tr
osell
prime cost is quite impossible, and
e i
the
being more generally adopted, for the spinners fally ex
pected a great advance, which has not been realised.
pncEs.—The business is inactive for the season, and
s n
the manufacturers complain that they cannot make a
profit.
TRADE OF MANCHESTER,' JAN. 29.—The advance
of il per lb, which took place in yarns on Tuesday
(consequent on favourable news from America, and a
similar rise in the Liverpool market), was not so wil-
lingly conceded by purchasers to.clay. The spinners of
some of the lower counts of yarns have suceeded in
maintaining the advances, where early deliveryb for ex-
ortation was but buyers for the home trade,
both in yarn and cloth, have been very firm in declining
to exceed previous quotations, regarding the rise as en•
tirely the work of speculators on either side the Atlantic
Where last week's quotations were accepted business
could be effected rather more freely, the rise having
caused some anxi aety amongst exporters to complete
orders of a pressing character. The Germans, however,
arc taking goods and yarns, but in comparatively small
quantities, whilst India buyers, now on the eve of the
OVerland's mail's arrival, are disposed to wait the receipt
of their letters before making new engagements. The
business has therefore not been considerable.

COAL MARK.E,
Prices of Coal per ton at t
Buddle's W. Hartley 13s 6d
Carr's Hartley ..... 133 6d
Howard's W. H. Neth. 13s 6d
North Percy Hartley 3s 6d
Redheugh Main 1 12s 3d
South Eden ........ 12s 6d
ranlield Moor Butes.— 12s fid
Townley.. ...... ..... 12s 3d
West Wylam
Wylam
Wall's End, &o.
Acorn Close ......... 16s 0(11
Gosforth • •
16s 6411
Eden Main
Lambton Primrose
Braddyll
Eletton
Keepier Grange
Lambton .............
Ships at market,

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;T..--x ESTERDAY.
the close of the market:—
Russell's Hetton
Stewart'
Scarborough
Whitwell
11765 s 66dd
Fleugh Hall
Kelloe
Whitworth .
Backhouse 163 Od
Pilaclean's Tees lss Od
Teluour Tees ......
,Tees ...........
LiCowp3n Hartley
I
liperwentwaterliartley 13s 6
dartley l3s 3d
l'Nb"'n's Merthyr and
li Cardiff .. .....
ISidneY% Hartley
ilWest Riding Main

8° ...... Sold, 59.

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RAILWAY INTEL/if
GENCE•
RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING
EASTERN UNION AND GREAT
OdRTHERN Juric-
ii ORDERS.
LION RAILWAY.—Yesterday, after two
investiga-
tion, the standing orders were dectirealifot complied
with, on the ground of informalities
Norwi to
sections of the proposed new line iront,he punchd
IV at 120,000/.
East Dereham, the costof which is estimated
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
AND for branches to
SHIRE RAILWAY.—The standing orders
obtain h the Oxford,
connect the Buckinghamshire Railway with
Worcester, and Wolverhampton; to
lands at Kilburn, Wolverton, and Loosd additional
with
of tho
exith an irre-
deemable the conversion of the debenture ale; and to
London and North-Western into stock,
preference dividend of 3} per
. stimated ccst
Glared to have been complied with. The e ~ were
of the the new works is 43,1374, to be raised
Death
herriing
Bill of this
la new shares,
and power to borrow 15,000/.
RAILWAY ASSURANCE ComeArtire---The
company, for amalgamating with, and transferring
their
effects and liabilities to the Accidental
Company declared to have complied with the Insurance
standing
orders.
MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Tho Bill of this company'
enable them to make various new branches, ancip , to
t adapt
r
their existing lines to the use of locomotive power
at an
estimated cost by Mr. Bidder, their engineer
150,000/., to be raised by new shares, complied with, of
thti
Parliamentary orders.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—The non-compliances with the
standing orders, in the case of the Bill of this undett
king, for further powers and alteration of trust and er--
rangements with the Great Western, Shrew:chile,- and
Chester, and Birmingham and Lancashire, and Cheshire
Companies, wore with reference only to informalities in
the newspaper notices.
The following Bills also complied:—Kingston-on-Hull
Dues and Docks, Corporation of Southampton.
The Worcester and Hereford, Great Western, and Ar-
dros:au Railway Bills were partially proceeded with,
and adjourned.
—.............

REPRESENTATION OF PLYMOUTH.—Yesterday Lord
Ebrington issued an address to the electors of Plymouth, in
which he announces his intention of retiring from the repre-
sentation of that borough. His brother's retirement from
the representation of Barnstaple haves a seat there open,
which he thinks might probably be lost to the Liberal party
unless their battle were fought under the most favourable
circumstances. He will, therefore, offer himself for that
borough.

NAVAL FORCES OF ENGLAND

AND FRANCE.

TO THE ELECTORS AND ETON-ELECTORS

OF GLASGOW.
Gentlemen,—lt was my intention to have addressed
you generally on the present condition of the British
empire, inclnding our domestic affairs and prospectF,
our commerce, our navigation, our colonies', and our
foreign relations..

AlCantime, as the question of peace or war, which
will always seriously affect our taxation, our domestic
indus'ry, and our foreign and colonial trade, agitates
the public mind, I will confine this letter to some de_
tails showing chiefly the relative naval forces of Great
Britain and France. _

. .
I am tar from being one of those who rely on the
pacific disposition of armed nations, although I believe
peace to be the true interest and wise policy of all
Governments and nations. The military attitude of
all continental Europe, and the events and calamities
which have attended and followed the revolution of
1848, have all greatly weakened my confidence in the
long duration of peace.
The true policy of England is peace and neutrality,
but at the same time to be formidably prepared to de-
fend our shor6, our navigation, and our trade. For
this defence I rely chiefly upon an efficient navy. I
am not of the number who believe or fancy that Eng-
land is not now'as able to defend her coasts and ter-
ritories as at any period of our history, nor do I con-
sider it possible.that we can be suddenly invaded by
France, or by any other power. But it would be
folly to'disregard recent events in France. I can, in
fact, have no faith, whether for good or evil—for
peace or war—in the present government of that
country. If the French people bear with, and have
4lther a traditional or sudden affection for arbitrary
government, and cast away the spirit and principle of
civil and religious liberty, they deserve no govern-
ment favourable either to intellectual or personal free-
dom. Their Government, however, whatever it has
been, is, or may be, is the business of the French
people—not ours. Let us maintain peace and friendship
with France. If our shores are to be invaded, or
our channels of trade and navigation interrupted,
let us be in a condition to defend ourselves, and to
chastise those who may dare to make war against us.
Among the nations of Christendom it is only in the
United Kingdom and in the great Anglo-American
Republic that men can express thought, opinion, and
sentiment with freedom. We are blamed and hated
for this freedom, and if a Minister, statesman, private
individual, 'or the press express an admiration for
those who have struggled and fought for liberty and
an abhorrence for tyranny, we are as individuals and
as a people denounced by all despotic Governments.
But public opinion and sympathy, in favour of the
oppressed and against the oppressors, can never be
suppressed among the Anglo-Saxon nations of the
United Kingdom and of America.
That the people of England exhibited a kindly
feeling for the Hungarians, Sicilians, Venetians, and
other nations who endeavoured to re-establish free-
dom was as natural as it was sincere.

Liberty, in truth, is so undeniably the birthright of
mankind, so evidently the natural free gift of FleaVen,
that -not • only all who have never known its
blessings, but even those who have scarcely a hope
ever to enjoy its possession, will, when the sa-
cred principles of freedom are once advocated by
a people, earnestly pray for the success of those
who have courage to assert this common right of
all men. The very' idea of public freedom is so en-
dearing to the humanbosoro, that whenever the people
of any country solemnly and with fearless determina-
tion take up arms either to defend or to recover their
natural rights, they are certain of the. open applause
of all who dare express their sentiments, and the secret
approbation of those by whom its avowal is suppressed
by arbitrary power.
Combating with honest and enlightened, not anar-
chical patriotism, for freedom, those who hazard their
fortunes are the champions of mankind, struggling for
the universal benefit of society. They are the bene-
factors, not, like those renowned in history and re-
warded by princes as conquerors, the destroyers of
the human race. The predilections of all who behold
the strife are engaged in their behalf; and tyrants
with their supporters become the subjects of scorn
and hatred. This was—let us not, we cannot conceal
it—the popular sentiment of England with regard to
Eiungary, Sicily, and the Italian refugees dining the
years
.1848 and 1849. Nor did England fail to re-
cognize at once and continue an alliance with a Go-
vernment which was considered favourable to free-
dom, order, and peace, on its electing Louis Napoleon
for our yea7s us the head of its constitutional achni-
'l Constitution and all freedom have
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sanctified by the Romish hierarchy has violently been
established.

In estimating the possibility of a war, I draw a
wide distinction between a ;prudent and energetic
preparation for defence on the part of the Government
and people of these kingdoms and those alarmists who
terrify her Majesty's subjects by exhibiting in exag-
gerated statements the dangers to which the British
isles are exposed in the event of a sudden invasion by
France. These men are all evidently ignorant of the
naval forces as well as the maritime resources of Great
Britain, while the nation generally appears ignorant
of the strength of our navy and of the available mer-
chant ships and seamen of these kingdoms. If a
French army of 150,000 men could be landed in Eng-
land, the tranquillity of the country would inevitably
be endangered, and some of our cities would no'doubt
be plundered. Oae foreign military officer, who
seems to have neither any knowledge of naval warfare
nor of maritime science, has laid down a plan by
which such a landing upon our coasts could be effected.
I at once admit that it would only be a just infliction
upon us if, according to his plan, 50,000 men were
allowed to sail from France to the Irish. Channel, and
then up through the intricate navigation of the Bristol
Channel, so as to land 50,000 infantry, cavalry, and
artillery in the vicinity of Bristol. There are other'
countries besides England with which France in the
event of a war would have in all probability to con-
tend. While I grant at once that the military power
of France is formidable as an instrument of tyranny
within that magnificent and populous country, and at
the same time sufficient to excite the alarm of neigh-
bouring States, especially Belgium, Prussia, Hesse
Darmstadt, Baden, Savoy, and Sardinia, yet the army
of Prussia is not only formidable in point of numbers,
but its artillery, cavalry, and infantry, are in a high
state of discipline; and both the artillery and firelocks
of the Prussians are by far the best in Europe ; nor
is the battle of Jena and its direful consequences for •
gotten by the house of Hohenzollern, nor by the
Prussians. •
The army, of the German Confederation will also
resist any attempt to extend the boundaries of France
to the Rhine. .

Nor will the King of Belgium nor the Belgians
join France against other powers, for the result
would speedily be the annexation of Belgium to
France.
The Dutch consider their trade and navigation of
more importance than any political alliance whatever.
They may remain neutral; but the Dutch, as well
as the North Germans, Danes, Swedes, and Norwe-
gians, would make common cause in defence of their
shipping and their commerce. They have neither re-
ligious nor social sympathies with France, and they
are, no doubt, equally disgusted with the absolute
tyranny and the immoral disregard for all law and
justice which has been perpetrated during the last
month of 1851 and the first month of 1862 in that
kingdom.
However much Austria may cherish the principle
of arbitrary Government, the population generally of
her empire not only detest absolutism, but 'the Aus-
trian, Italian, Slavonian, Hungarian, and other races
are antagonistic in their traditions, their sympathies,
and their hatreds. But above all, the Austrian
finances are in a state of irretrievable bankruptcy, un-
less the Government adopt, and speedily carry into
execution, sound principles of commercial and fiscal
legislation.
Russia is powerful within, but in every respect
feeble beyond the countries which immediatel 56 ship-
join her frontiers. Her fleet, consisting of
of the line (of which 31 in the Gulf of Fi lann and
in England) seems
25 in the Black Sea, and 48 frigates, 30 of which in
the Baltic and 18 in the Black Sea, with a few steam
vessels, the latter built chiefly
formidable on paper; but her ships are
orilsel-construeted,
ill-officered, badly manned, and w disciplined.
But the fact that the ships of Russia for several
months of the year remain frozen in the cal de sac of
one sea, and for a considerable period in that of an-
other, may of itself dissipate any dread which may
be entertained on the • part of any western European
Power in regard to the fleets of the Czar. Nor Can
I join in the many calumnies against the Emperor
Nicholas. To judge rightly of his Government, we
would require to be well acquainted with the state of
his empire and the ignorance of his subjects. In
England he would readily be a liberal and consti-
tutional King ; it is doubtful if he could be more so
than he is, and reign in Russie.
The respectable fleets of Holland, Denmark, and
Sweden, will assuredly never appear in battle
as the
allies of France.
Spain, comparatively speaking, can boast of no
,A fleet, the most formidable ship of war belonging to