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London, England, 1851-01-01 00:00:00

parents, to what these children have been taught, •nd
thus insensibly have led them to reflect on better
things than are suggested by their habits of life, and in
many cases to reform them. If, therefore, the means of
instruction are cheapened, in proportion to that cheer
ITICSS right principles will be disseminated, and that In
a way but little understood except by those who hive
had opportunities of observing how this benefit has
worked as far as the means have been afforded.

The remission of this duty is, therefore, pressed upon
the attention of the Legislature for reasons more tan'
Bible, more important, and more fruitful of advantages
than the repeal of any tax which was ever submitted to
their consideration. In the first ;Awe, there is a finan'
cial surpius; it has a priority of claim to repeal, the Cl'
feet of which would be to increase the manufacture; the
tax is unequal in its pressure upon paper as compared
with other manufactures; it is unjust and oppressive to
the fair and honest trader; the repeal would give an im-
mense amount of additional healthy employment to
Libour; would confer important social and moral advan-
tages upon the population; and it would give relief to
agricultural districts. More than sufficient has there'
fore been shown for the repeal of the duty, not on behalf
of the paper manufacturers, nor of the printers and pub'
lishers, nor of the manufacturing interests only, but on
behalf of every man, woman, and child, interested in tbl
welfare and prosperity of Great Britain.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
IPSWICH, DEC. 31.
Our market was only moderately supplied with wbeAt
the condision of which is much effected by the weather'
The trade was dull. Of barley there, was a large supply'
but the chief of it is of so ordinary a quality malstsrl
are afraid to buy it; the sale was heavy, and a trifl,o4
decline was established upon last week's prices. Bess,
and peas dull, and in favour of the buyer.
PER QUARTER. PER QUARTS°.
Wheat, red 3Bs to 42s Beans 2Bs to gi
Do., new oos to 00s Peas 2Bs to 003
Do., white 42s to 48s Oats
Do., new oos to 00s Rye.. ....... .... 00s to 006
Barley, malting 22s to 266 Malt —00 s 00s
Do., grinding... 183 to 21s, Flour, per sack.. 00s to 001
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 28.
Wheat 847 quarters at 41s 3d.
Barley
Beans 3l „ 28s 2d.
Oats
Peas 45 „ 28s 10d.
HULL, DEC. 31.
Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states:—Durig
the past week the trade has been quite of a holiday els'
rector, and the business done not sufficient to alter 01
quotations. The weather remains unseasonably mild'
Our own farmers to-day brought a fair supply of wheat
for sale, the greater part being in moderate condition'
Prices must be noted 1. per qr lower fur inferior qualitio
but dry samples could not be got on less terms than 101
week. In foreign wheat there was hardly any business
doing. For spring corn of all kinds there was little di':
mend, and we do not note any change in prices. Linseed
and cakes remain firm at our quotations. Rapeseed LW
altered. Rape cakes continue in fair demand.
The following are the present prices of grain:—
s. 3. S. „,,
Wheat, English, red 36 to 4G Peas, white and yel. 27 --f;
Do. white ..... -
Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 46 --
nigsberg 42 46 Do. Petersburgh ... 40 -- 4„4,
Pomeranian and Do. Riga &Archngl. 38
Hamburgh . 3B 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 37 --
Danish, Holstein, & Per toe.
Friesland 36 —3B Lins. c,Hull 7/510d to 7112
Russian and Odessa 35 40 Do. fine foreign ......... 611,"
Oats, English
Do. Danish .14 16 Rapeseed 26112e
Do. Friesland l6 18 Rape cakes...Bos Od to 00s °(1
Do. Russ. & Odessa 14 16 Tares, English ......388 —Ol,
Barley, malting 24 26 Do. foreign 20s :4";
Do. grinding 2l 22 Guano 6l to 1010;
Beans 26 30 Bones, do 95s Od to oos Ou
Do. foreign .... ...... 26 28 Rye Meal •• 610 s
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 31.—At this day's market there
was a limited attendance of the town and country trade/
whose transactions were confined to a few small pa:
chases for the supply of their immediate wants. Wheal,
and flour nominally maintained their value in the sales
made. Oats and oatmeal were offered on rather Eager
terms without leading to much business. Barley, besnO.
and peas without change in value or demand. Indigo
corn met with little attention, but fine yellow could net
be bought under 31s per quarter.
CORK, DEC. 30.
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Barrels.
0 White wheat oos
28 Red wheat l7s
17 Barley les
2 Bere

Currency.
Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 stow,
6d to 20s Od (Os Od-20 do
6d to lls Ed Ils Qd-.-I6 do
Eod to [Os Od Os Od

27i Oats
68 Pigs 26s Od to 32s Od 28s Od per cwt
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:
0 barrels white wheat; .9 red ; 8 barley ; 1 bere; 8 oat.;
2 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week:
Wheat, 266. Barley, 1,391. Oats, 3,210. Pigs, 50.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT. CURRENCY.
First quality
Second quality
Third quality ... 70s Third quality.... 6lO
Fourth quality
Fifth quality
Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for the week ending Dec. 21:—
Pigs, 1,021. Sheep, 413. Cows, 276.
Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s Od; extra 14s Oa;
seconds, lls Od to 12s Od; households 95 to Ils Od; thirds, 6s to9l
per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to Os; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d; wheat
meal, 10s to 10. 6d per cwt. Indian corn 7105 Od to 711030 d pet
ton. Bran 87. 6d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 345 to 465; averse
428; dealers 45s to 50s Od; average 48s per ton. Straw—Farm_ or°
22. Od to 32s Od; average 28s; dealers 405 Od to Os Oa;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to flid;
household loaf 5d to 50 per 41b. Fresh butter, 19d t°'
I2d per lb. Eggs-5s Od to 5s 6d per hundred. Coale
Newport 16e Od; Lydney 175; Landore 145; Neath Cube.
13s 6d per ton. Tallow 395 Od to 405 per esct,
Whisky, 25 o. p.. 55 911 per imperial gallon. MO
—Beef 4d to 4d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal 4d 10
5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per lb'
Hops 61 lOstoo/ 05 per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s pot._
ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 810 s; Valonia 151 to 01; Frenaa
61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 145 to 15s per stout
Hemp 32/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 215 to 005; red
ditto, 24s to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 8! Os to 10! per
ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 108; TelloW
ditto, 2/ 155 per ton ; deals, 125 to 15s per 100. Rider."
Market 235 to 325; salted 24s to 32s per cwt ; calf skid
30 to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white 70 to 10d ;
10d to 12d. Guano— Peruvian, 111105; lchaboe, 8/ to 9110
per ton. Tar—Archangel, 191 per barrel.