The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-05 00:00:00

are in full employment, the measure of relief to an
isolated family or two who might be in distress, was by
no means a measure of the amount required far their
subsistence ; because they all knew that in prosperous
ti too, when the bulk of the working people were em-
ployed, they were always kind to each other. The poor,
in fact, did more to relieve the poor than any other class.
A working man out of employment gets a, meal from his
neighbours, just as in a higher class they entertain friends
who were making a journey. But they must recollect• that
now the whole mess of the operative population was brought
down to one sad level of destitution; and what they might
be alllowed from the poor rates and from voluntary subscrip-
tions, was actually the measure of all they would obtain
for their subsistence. That being so, and insufficient food
generally producing depression of spirits as well as phy-
sical prostration, there was great danger of the health and
strength of the working classes suffering, unless something
more was done to meet the case than he feared had yet been
provided for it. All this brought him to this conclusion,
that something more must be done by the General Com-
mittee than had been done, to awaken the attention of the
public generally to the condition of this part of the country.
It was a totally exceptional state of things. It had no
parallel in all history. It was impossible that they could
point out to him a case in which a limited sphere, such as
they had in Lancashire, in the course of a few months there
had been a cessation of employment to the amount of
£7,000,000 per annum in wages. There had been nothing
like it in the history of the world for its suddenness and for
the impossibility to deal with it and manage it in the way of
an effective remedy. (Hear.) The country at large must
be made acquainted with these facts. And how was that
to be done ? It could only be done by the diffusion of infor-
mation from this Central Committee. An appeal must be
made to the whole country. (Hear, hear.) If this destitu-
tion was to be met by voluntary aid, the nation at large
must be made acquainted with the exigency of the case.
They must be reminded that a national responsibility rested
upon them. (Hear, bear.) He would, therefore, suggest
that this General Committee should be made a National
Committee. (Hear, hear.) They should then get rid of
those little difficulties with the Lord Mayor. They would
want all the co-operation of the Lord Mayor. He re-
peated that the committee, instead of being a Manchester or
a Lancashire Central Committee,should be made a National
Committee; and from them should go forth invitations to
all parties, beginning with the Lords Lieutenant, inviting
them to be vice presidents. Let the noble lord continue at
the head of the National Committee. Let the Committee in-
vite every Mayor—and they should have new mayors in the
course of a week, and though he was sorry to lose the pre-
sent Mayor of Manchester, yet new mayors would come in
who probably would be more willing to take up a new un-
dertaking than if exhausted by a year's labour—let every
Mayor in the kingdom be invited to become a member of
the General Committee. Let circulars be despatched to
them inviting them to organise committees in every borough.
Let secretaries be employed through these bodies to com-
municate information to counteract misstatements as to the
condition of this district. Or they might, if necessary,send
ambassadors to important places ; but, better still, they
might induce them to send some one here to look at the
state of things themselves ; and so far from finding the
calumnies alleged against the property class being founded in
reality, they would find instances not a few of great libe-
rality and generosity, such as he thought would surprise
anyone who visited this part of the country from the south-
ern portion of the kingdom. (Applause.) This could only
be done by active effort from the centre here; and he sub-
mitted that they would not be doing justice to this effort
unless they gave the whole country an opportunity of
co-operation, and throw upon every part of the kingdom
a share of this great crisis and emergency. (llear, hear.)
He submitted that there was every motive why this com-
munity as well as the whole kingdom should wish to pre-
serve this industrious population in health and in posses-
sion of their energies. There was every motive why you
should endeavour to keep them here rather than drive
them from here as you will do if they are not sufficiently
fed and clothed during the next winter. They would be
wanted again if the district revived, as he hoped it soon
would. The fixed capital here was of no use without the
population and without the raw material. Lancashire was
the richest county in England when its machinery was
employed. It was the poorest when its machinery, its
fixed capital, was paralysed as at the present time. He re-
peated, that it was the interest not only of this community,
but of the kingdom, that this population should be pre-
served for a time, he hoped not far distant, when the raW
material of their industry would be again supplied to this
region. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, he submitted that for
the whole kingdom this district, as well as the rest, it was
advisable, until Parliament met, that they should have an
effort made to raise the amount of £1,000,000 sterling.
Short of that it would be utterly insufficient for the case.
He believed that if an appeal was made to the country,
and a proper organisation formed, such an amount might
be raised ; and he had not the least doubt whatever that an
appeal coming from that body would meet with such a
response as would not only be honourable to the country,
but honourable to our common humanity. (Applause.)
He begged pardon if he had trespassed too long upon their
time. He should not have the opportunity of seeing them
often. The experience he had, he repeated, was this, that
if they wished subscriptions in aid of this great disaster to
be successful, it could only be by an effort of the Central
body. In proportion to their centrifugal force would be the
amount they would receive throughout the country. (Ap-
plause.) The vote of thanks to the Mayor of Manchester
was carried amid general acclamation, and, his worship
having replied, the proceedings terminated.

COUNTRY MAKI-U.IAS.

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LEEDS—TUESDAY.
To-day at our market best American wheat sells at 50s.
This draws the demand from new English wheat, sales of
which progressed slowly, although factors were inclined to
take lower rates. Barley rather easier. Beans and oats a
slow sale.

LYNN—TUESDA.Y.
White 49s to 52s Barley ..... 38s to 4010
RA.. ..47s to 50s I Grinding ...... 30s to 34s
Beans .40s to 448 I Oats.. .23s to 26s
New —s to —s 1 New 22s to 260

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MARKET HARBOROUGH—TUESDAY.
White wheat, 50s to 55s ; red, 46s to 52s per 36 stone.
Barley at 34s to 38s per qr., grinding 30s to 34s per 30 st.
Oats, 26s to 288; new, 21s to 24s per 24 at. ; beans, 38s to
42$ per qr.

LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY.
At our market to-day there was a moderate attendance,
and wheat and flour sold at the prices of Friday last. In-
dian corn rather firm. Other articles unaltered.

SIIEFFIRLD—TvEsDAr.
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushelsr. .228 Od to 223 6d
7
White 71 ...23s Od to 25s Oa
New red , , ...17s Od to 20s Od
New white ~
77 ...21s Od to 22s Od
Beans ~ 77 ... 16s 6d to 19s 6d
Peas, per qr ........................66s Od to 60s Od
Grinding barley, per qr ................... 248 Od to 30s 0,1
Malting ditto, 7, ... 31 Od to 36s Od
............... s
Oats
~ 248 Od to 30s oa
Flour, is 10d to 28 2d per stone.

NEWCASTLE-UPON -TYNE—TUESDAY.
A fair quantity of wheat exhibited to .day, and a quiet
tone prevailed in the trade. Old wheat brought Saturday's
rates, new is lower. Oats and oatmeal flat. Barley, beans,
and other articles are unchanged.

MELTON MOWBRAY—TUESDAY.
The following were the currencies :—Old white wheat,
52s Od to 56s Od ; old red, 47s Od to 52s per 36 stone ;
beans, 508 for old ; new sorts, 40s to 45s per 38 st• ;
barley, 36s ,to 408 for malting, and 30s to 33s per qr. for
grinding; oats, 20s to 34s Od per 24 stone.

CORK=TUESDAY.
The following were the quotations this morning Red
wheat, 16s Od to 2.5 s Oil; white, 23s Od to 29s Od; barley, 110
6d to 16s 6c1.; oats, 8s„0d to 16s 6d. ; new bere, —s Od to
—s Od.

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